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05-13-2007, 07:04 PM
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Optical Drive
Im still building my first build. I've gotten to the part about intalling the opticall drive. I bought an OEM drive so it doesn't have the cable for the audio. It's a SATA optical drive I've got the SATA power and Data cables hooked up fine but i don't have cable for audio. Where could I buy one and do i need one. Also it is a SATA optical drive so should I plug it into one of the SATA plugs on the board by the hard drive or is there a different place for SATA optical drives. Thanks for your help. Sorry for all the posts.
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05-13-2007, 07:06 PM
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The 2 SATA opticals I just put in my new build didn't even have a place to plug in an audio cable. Just the power and SATA connections.
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05-13-2007, 07:11 PM
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Can you tell us what kind of optical drive you have???
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05-13-2007, 07:16 PM
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05-13-2007, 07:21 PM
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I've installed a few optical drives, but don't thing I ever had one with an audio cable. I'm sure one of the experts will be along soon, but I don't think there will be an audio cable.
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05-13-2007, 07:24 PM
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There is no longer a need for a dedicated cable for audio. Audio is transferred down the SATA cable along with data.
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05-13-2007, 07:25 PM
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Ty
Thanks for your help
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05-13-2007, 07:27 PM
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05-13-2007, 07:31 PM
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Last edited by Alaron; 05-13-2007 at 07:35 PM. |
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05-13-2007, 07:35 PM
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It has been quite some time since I installed an optical drive, so I really do not remember the audio cable. Actually, I have an optical drive here on my desk, and if I look on the back, there are pins for audio.
(I really need to learn more about computer hardware, and EVERYONE on here is helping with that!!!) |
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